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Indiana · precipitation record 1871–2026

Indianapolis, IN

THIS MONTH · 2026
WETTEST THIS MONTH SINCE 1980
7.17in
3rd wettest of 156 years · normal 2.43"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 155 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
7.17in
3rd wettest of 156 yrs
295% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
14.76in
30th wettest of 156 yrs
134% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
34.62in
21st wettest of 156 yrs
126% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

7.2in
on Sep 1, 2003 · in 156 years

Dry Streak

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current run under 0.01" · longest ever 39 days (to Sep 21, 1908)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 13 days

Year to Date vs Normal

126%
34.62" of a normal 27.57" · wettest 45.0" (1882) · driest 13.73" (1895)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 154-year record (1872–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 40.61" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1187657.65in
2199656.81in
3195755.7in
4195055.25in
5189054.87in

Driest Years on Record

1193424.97in
2195427.93in
3194028.82in
4194129.06in
5193029.66in

Rainfall by Month

The seasonal rhythm — each month's normal precipitation, with this year's totals in blue. Where the blue bar clears the band, the month ran wetter than usual.
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Normal (median)This year
Normally wettest in Jun (~3.8") and driest in Feb (~2.29"). Wettest calendar month ever: Jul 2015, 13.14".

This Day in History · Rainfall

Every year's rainfall on each of the next 7 dates at Indianapolis — toggle a day below. The tallest bar (ringed) is the wettest on record for that date.

Wettest Aug 24 ever

1.75in
set in 1885

Rain on Aug 24

28%
of 155 years had measurable rain
1871: 0.00″1872: 0.00″1873: 0.00″1874: 0.00″1875: 0.00″1876: 1.39″1877: 0.00″1878: 0.07″1879: 1.10″1880: 0.00″1881: 0.00″1882: 0.21″1883: 0.00″1884: 0.00″1885: 1.75″1886: 0.00″1887: 0.00″1888: 0.00″1889: 0.00″1890: 0.00″1891: 0.17″1892: 0.07″1893: 0.00″1894: 0.00″1895: 0.01″1896: 0.00″1897: 0.15″1898: 0.02″1899: 0.00″1900: 0.00″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.00″1905: 0.08″1906: 0.02″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.57″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.05″1915: 0.02″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.12″1919: 1.29″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.05″1923: 0.00″1924: 0.13″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.16″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.77″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.03″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.02″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.02″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.01″1941: 0.28″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.27″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.53″1958: 0.26″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.67″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.06″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.68″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.25″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.10″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 1.40″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.44″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.21″1998: 0.38″1999: 0.12″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 1.74″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.09″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.06″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.01″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Indianapolis's cumulative rainfall so far this year against its own record — the normal accumulation, and the wettest & driest years to date. The bright line is the running total; where it rides the band tells the story at a glance.
Indianapolis, IN — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Indianapolis's entire daily record as one heatmap — each row a year, each cell a day, shaded by that day's rainfall. Dry spells read as dark blocks, wet seasons as brighter bands; the whole climate at a glance.
Indianapolis, IN — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

Every week of the U.S. Drought Monitor for Indianapolis's county since 2000, coloured by intensity — dry spells and multi-year droughts read as warm bands.
Indianapolis, IN — county drought history since 2000
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:05 AM
Sunset6:29 PM
Solar noon11:47 AM
Daylight13h 23m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

39.73°N, 86.28°W

Nearby Stations

Cincinnati, OH98 mi SEFort Wayne, IN103 mi NEDayton, OH110 mi ELouisville, KY110 mi SEvansville, IN133 mi SWWilmington, OH134 mi E

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